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25898 No. 25898
>Pokemon Stadium-ish battles.
>Full 3D.
>Abysmally shit pokemon/character designs.
>Out of colors and minerals and shit.

Eh, I'm kinda optimistic.
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>> No. 25899
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X for me errday.
>> No. 25900
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Starter of the year, all years.
>> No. 25901
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Fire starter is a disappointment.
>> No. 25902
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And I have no idea what the hell is happening with this thing.
>> No. 25903
http://youtu.be/4bIrWryFc7A
Actually just have the fucking trailer.
>> No. 25904
>>25900

Love it. Only one of the starters has to be good anyway so a big EH to the rest.
>> No. 25905
These new boss monsters are some Ghibli shit

The more I look at the starters, the more they grow on me. Way better than Gen 5.
>> No. 25906
Starters are cute but generic.
Physical attack animations ACTUALLY HAVE THE TWO POKEMON TOUCHING HOLY SHIT I HAVE BEEN WAITING A DECADE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
Not so big on the change from top-down to full 3D, but that's nostalgia talking, so I'll wait and see.
Anyone else notice the roller blades? You couldn't actually see them, but in the shot where the male player is moving towards the camera the leg movements are like blading.
Not a RSG remake.
>> No. 25907
>guess the following special edition will be Pokemon Z.
>X, Y, and Z are the three axis... a symbol of the jump to 3D.
>> No. 25908
>>25905
If you're gonna rip off any anime company for Pokemon, Ghibli is a good fit. Also I figure the Water starter is the best cause people bitched a lot about Oshawott, so this is making up for it. (Although I personally like Oshawott. Aquatic samurai, bitches!)

I told my brother I'd be fine with a 3D Pokemon if it looked like the Pokedex app on 3DS, and it looks like it does.
>> No. 25909
>>25899
NGL they both kinda just look like Y
>> No. 25910
>>25900
>take place in pokeFrance
>one starter is a frog
Pffft hahaha.

>>25901
>its final evo typing will be FIRE/FIGHTING
RAGE if this happens AGAIN.

>>25902
>pokeFrance
>not a snail
Awww.
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>>25901
I must break you.

>>25906
As nice as it looks, I hope there's an option to turn it off. Once the novelty wears off, I want battling and grinding to be as smooth as possible. Which is weird, because they were quick in HGSS but slow to grind; battles were sluggish in BW but grinding went by faster.
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>> No. 25913
>>25902
I fucking love it.
>> No. 25914
>>25907
Someone suggested that X and Y are for Chromosomes, which means that the third game will probably be XY (because that won't be confusing at all). However, I want my Z, so fuck that.

>>25911
If I get it (which I doubt, but I said that about B/W, too), I'll turn animations off after the first Gym like I always do, but I like that they're at least moving forward in that realm.

>>25912
Haha, yes.
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>> No. 25916
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>> No. 25917
Now in the actual trailer, Chespin was using Night Slash, Fennekin was using Psywave (or a similar technique), and Froakie was using something like Comet Punch or Close Combat.

Dark/Psychic/Fighting secondary types?
>> No. 25918
>>25917
I want to believe, but I've been hurt too often in the past.
>> No. 25919
>>25915
Oh dear. Now it appears I need to get the frog.
>> No. 25920
Hey, does anyone know where I find the free 3DS? I keep running around the place and pressing X to interact, but aren't picking up shit. Checked the FAQ, but it has no hints.
>> No. 25921
Now this is what I am talking about!
>> No. 25922
Honestly, really not feeling the starters. Especially Fennekin.
I'll have to see their other forms.
>> No. 25923
>>25917
I wish. One of the big change ups I've wanted was to get another trio, like dark/fighting/psychic, to change things up. Maybe have the trio you use be decided on a starting town, so the game isn't super linear. (Ground/Fight/Fly is another possibility, I think.)
>> No. 25924
What makes Fire - Water - Grass so unique among the typings is that each type is super effective against one, while not very effective against the other.
Dark - Psychic - Fighting doesn't work the same way, because Dark is totally immune to Psychic, it doesn't just resist it. There are plenty of circular trios; bug/fighting/psychic, rock/steel/fire, and I know there are more, but I'm drawing a blank and feel too lazy to go stare at the typing chart, but I think the only other true trio as far as x2/x0.5 goes is Rock/Fighting/Flying, and God help us all if we get another Fire/Fighting starter.
(although Rock/Fire, Grass/Flying, and Water/Fighting would be neato-torpedo)
>> No. 25925
also, all the starters suck except Froakie, who is fucking pro-god-beast-tier.
>> No. 25926
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>Froakie
>Water/Fighting

Get that weak shit off my track.
>> No. 25927
>>25924
It's NOT just a matter of the balance between the three. It's also a matter of the balance with the rest of the game.

Traditionally, each of the three choices tend to be indicative of different difficulty/playthrough styles, as each one has strengths against different gyms. Usually, there'll be one choice that's really strong out of the gate and becomes progressively less useful as the game progresses, and one that starts off shit but becomes gamebreaking later on. It's one of those Japanese challenge things.
>> No. 25928
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Chespin is my favorite. So cute.
>> No. 25929
This is pretty fuckin' soon after the last games, ain't it?
And why not a console? It would allow for so much more.
Imagine a Wii U Pokemon, full "next gen" hardware putting the monsters on the screen, and on your tablet you have instant access to your backpack and, during battle, moves and items. Just tap to use.
>> No. 25930
>>25929
TAP AN' FLICK
>> No. 25931
>>25929
>And why not a console? It would allow for so much more.
Because it's not portable.
Which is a big deal for Pokemon.
>> No. 25932
>>25928
YES.
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>>25931
It's a HUGE deal in Japan where interacting with other gamers on the go is the norm. In other countries, not so much. The PSP didn't really take off in Japan until it got games that fit that criteria, like Monster Hunter, for example.
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>>25933
Speaking of which, legendary Y kinda looks like a Rathalos.
>> No. 25935
And preorded.
>> No. 25936
>>25935
What's the point of pre-ordering games again?
>> No. 25937
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>>25936
Maybe if there's a really nice pre-order bonus, but I'd just wait regardless. ...Except this is Pokemon and most games still sell for 30 bucks used. Hell, first-party Nintendo games hardly take price drops, why?
>> No. 25938
>>25914
If you look at the Japanese logo there's actually a double helix design in it, so the chromosome theory might not be that far off. It could totally be a play on those and the X/Y/Z axis too though.
>>25929
It's called Pocket Monsters for a reason. The series has always been Nintendo's big draw for handhelds because you're meant to play it on the go and play with your friends. It's one of the prime reasons the online trading is so unintuitive, so you actually play with your friends and don't just rely on wifi trades. Also Game Freak was one of the first studios to get a 3DS devkit, X and Y have been in development since before Black and White were released.
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>>25927

Which Game Freak subverted in all the Unova games with the Striation triplets and Cheren.

The player in BW faces the brother who's monkey has a type advantage against the player's starter is weak against. The player is supposed to pick up a counter in the form of another monkey, but the type advantage move is generally too weak to take out the brother's monkey, and it cannot be leveled up reliably, as the closest training area has wild Pokémon that, barring the a few lucky Audino (who I don't think spawn until the player triggers an event set after their first badge), are half its level, which, taking into account the new EXP scaling system, makes it all the more harder to level up.

Cheren's normal-type Pokémon present a similar problem. Most savvy people would choose Riolu to counter his Pokémon, but Riolu doesn't learn a conventionally damaging Fighting-type move until Level 15, which brings us back to the leveling problem presented above.

I'm probably overanalyzing this, but it seems Game Freak went out of its way to make sure players worked hard for their first badge these last few games.
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>>25912

...Goddammit, this is probably why Chespin is my favorite of the three.

I need help.
>> No. 25941
I actually like the legendary designs they've shown thus far. Y bird looks like a balla

That starters are supercrap though. The only one I can sort of tolerate is the frog and even then just barely. They better evolve into some cool muthafuckas
>> No. 25942
>>25939
Did anyone else really dislike the monkeys because
>the type advantage move is generally too weak to take out the brother's monkey
because I did. It was like a tease.
>Here's your key to the gym! Just kidding, it kind of sucks.
>> No. 25949
>>25942
>Sinnoh
>not taking the awesome tortoise
>> No. 25977
>>25942
I liked them before they evolved and looked dumb and that they were weak as shit before they evolved meant I would never ever use them. I just got a better pokemon and rolled with it.
>> No. 25978
>>25942
I saw it as more of a "Hey HEEEEEEY, lemme hold your hand you stupid knob. Can't have you doing things for yourself."
Fuck I hated Black and White so much for so many reasons. I'm optimistic about this one, but I sure as hell won't be pre-ordering.
Les hope they decide to do something other than rerelease the same game they've been putting out since 1998.
>> No. 25979
the 3d is turning me off way more than it should.

it looks like those cheap korean mmorpgs. They should've gone back and revisited 1st gen old blocky style or made it more original to appear less generic.
>> No. 25980
>>25979
"more than it should" ???
>> No. 25981
>>25980
yup
It's a transition from 2d to 3d. So yes, it's a bit jarring. And what is bothering me more than normal is the style of the 3d.
>> No. 25982
>>25981
So did you just skip B&W or what?
>> No. 25983
>>25982
The 3D in B&W was on a different scale than this. You were still mainly a sprite in a world with a static camera; it would merely shift vantage points when useful (like entering the bridge). This is full 3D, and I agree with the anon that the transition jars me, but in my case that's because it's not what I'm used to.
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Chespin is a GREEN STREEK. SPEEDS BY.

Also he's Dark type.

Fennekin is psychic.

Forakie is Fighting.

Balance Tier Confirmed.
>> No. 25985
>>25984
Pin Missile... apparently means Dark typing now. Also that wouldn't be balanced because Dark is immune to Psychic.
Although I will say a full weakness cycle with a 'reverse' weakness cycle second type on the starters is something I've wanted for a very long time.
>> No. 25986
>>25984
Does Japan know what hedgehogs actually look like?
>> No. 25987
>>25985
I think other sources have been the ones suggesting Chespin might be Dark. If it's true, it'd mean each of the Starters would have STAB access to Super Effective moves against both others, though the type they start off as would be weak against the primary rival's Pokemon.

The biggest advantage to this is that, if they stick with the two rivals thing we've been doing recently, now both rivals have Starters that can put forward a real challenge against your own, and even if you've only got your starter, you can actually fight against either.
>> No. 25988
Moe quit being a giga-faggot.
>> No. 25989
>>25987
The questions then becomes if they'll actually become rivals and threats as opposed to just a few minor inconveniences.
>> No. 25990
>>25926
Every generation we MUCH have a starter evolve into a fighting type!
Because... REASONS.
>> No. 25994
fennekin is the new lucario/zouark bitch that will have a ton of porn.
>> No. 25995
fennekin is the new lucario/zouark bitch that will have a ton of porn.

http://rule34.paheal.net/post/list/Fennekin/1
already two pages.

also, in france you can run from trainer battles
>> No. 25996
If the generations were released in reverse, we'd be bitching about how ugly and lame charmander is right now.
>> No. 25997
>>25995
No shit, it's a slutty looking fox who's also the games poster child. Of course it's going to have a ton of porn.

>in france you can run from trainer battles
Wat and wat?


>>25996
Funny enough I tried this experiment on my Nephew when 5th gen came out. I showed him that generation of starters, none of wich he was very interested in. Then gen 1... He immediately went for Charmander. Not only is it cute as hell, but it's badass enough to have its tail constantly on fire. Also it's a lizard. Kids love lizards.
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>>25997
I tried something like this too, but it turned out my subjects already knew about pokemon and had fixed their preferences accordingly.
>> No. 25999
>The new Pokemon X and Y mini-site has revealed that the two Legendary Pokemon are named Xerneas (pronounced "ZURR-nee-us") and Yveltal ("ee-VELL-tall"). The names will be the same in every language.

Well that's... pretty godamn stupid. It looks like someone just typed in a Y and an X and then slammed down on their keyboard once to finish the names.


>A story and music that can be enjoyed by all.
>Whether this is the player’s first game, or if he or she is a veteran of the Pokémon series, our goal is to deliver genuine entertainment that will make all players smile, regardless of their age, gender, country, language, or culture.
We've heard this sort of thing before... lets see if they can actually deliver this time.
>> No. 26000
>>25995
hehehehe
>> No. 26001
>>25999
Arceus.

I'm sorry. ARR-KEY-US
>> No. 26002
>>26001
I'm not saying other Pokemon don't have bad names, but at least you can pronounce them or at the least figure out how to get your mouth to form the basic sound of it.
Yveltal? Seriously. Look at that "word". Look at it. It's a bad scrabble hand.
>> No. 26004
>>26002
Eve-ell-tall.
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>>26002
Sound it out for fuck's sake, how hard is that? Fucking whiners fucking everywhere fucking fuck.
>> No. 26006
>>26005
Some people apparently don't understand what noises the letters X and Y make in compound structures.

To be fair, Xerneas could reasonably be ZERneas or SHURneas and either would be acceptable english. Never mind the crazy shit Japan does to pseudo-english words already.
>> No. 26007
Everytime I see the name "Yveltal" I think it's someone translating "Weltall" weird. Your face when the inevitable "Z" Legendary is named Zohar
>> No. 26015
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Uhhh
>> No. 26016
>>26015
A kangaroo is fine too, but then it'd end up as fire/fighting for sure.
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Huh, I guess this comic ended up being more accurate than I thought
>> No. 26019
>>26016
I don't know. It has that feminine and/or fragile figure psychic types usually have.
>> No. 26020
>>26015
...we sure this is real now?
>> No. 26021
Man, you guys, stop being so gullible. Not only has NOBODY reported it, but just looking at the shading you can see it's fake and bad. Compare the 2 heads, for example.
>> No. 26022
>>26021
The line thickness is what stuck out to me.
>> No. 26023
>>26021

I'm sort of holding out hope it'll actually look like the evolutions from that Brawl in the Family comic I posted. I would unironically choose rag-onna-stick fox
>> No. 26032
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Late to the discussion (but with a new picture). Just look at this page. Now look at the fake page. Notice the horrific amount of clutter on the real page? More than anything else, this is how you can tell which pics are fake.
>> No. 26033
http://pokebeach.com/2013/02/corocoro-cover-reveals-silhouetted-pokemon-more-leaks-soon
New Eeveelution: Ninfia. No type or evolution manner given. Considering Japanese->English Eevee names (Glacia->Glacion, Leafia->Leafeon), it might be called Ninfeon over here.
>> No. 26034
>>26033
>Nin
Nintendium confirmed for new type.
...or 'girl' judging by its look.

But in earnest I'm guessing normal or flight.
>> No. 26035
>>26033

Thinkin' it evolves depending on that beauty show stat thing.

Thinking beauty.
>> No. 26036
>>26033
Interesting theory:
>since Ninfia is feminine and the X and Y thing is thought to be about gender perhaps there will be a matching masculine eeveelution?
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>>26036
/vp/ seems to think so based just on this.

I think the evolution have something to do with the new friendship system that was being talked about since they usually use new methods each time they introduce new Eevee evolutions.
>> No. 26038
I dream of a world where Eevee can already evolve into every type, just so they can stop wasting announcements on them. Unfortunately if the pattern of 2 new ones every odd-numbered gen it holds up it won't happen until generation 14. Ugh, more than 1500 pokemon. Don't even want to think about it.
>> No. 26039
I'll bet "Ninfia" is supposed to be a Wasei-Eigo version of "Nymphia." Looks like a Clefairy/Jigglypuff fairy motif, but those are both Normals leaning towards Psychic without having it as a secondary, and would they bother with a Normal Eeveelution?
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>>26037
I'm not so sure about that, but at least it's pretty certain there's going to be a Ninfia Akiyama this week.
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ポケモンスマッシュ!youtube thumb
Maybe.
>> No. 26042
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Also some are speculating an entirely new type. Love and Light being the leading theories.
>> No. 26043
>>26042
I'm still thinking normal.
>> No. 26044
>>26042
I can see light but Love. What!? That's dumb.
>> No. 26045
>>26044
>Love
>Dumb
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always, love perseveres.
>> No. 26046
>>26045
A goddamn pokemon type it's dumb as fuck.
>> No. 26047
>>26046
But Return is totally a love-type move!
>> No. 26048
>>26047
And I imagine stuff like Charm and Attract would switch too.
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This month:
>HEY LOOK A NEW EEVEE
Next month:
>HEY LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW EEVEE

At least show a few more new pokemon, please. Like just 2 or 3 that aren't connected to any older ones would be enough.
>> No. 26050
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y: A N…youtube thumb
>Sylveon
I really don't like the name.
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